Taiwan Suspends Work, Schools and High-Speed Rail as Bavi Bears Down
Taiwan declared a typhoon day off across the island on July 11, closing schools and offices in every county and city except Taitung and Kinmen, which were explicitly exempted from the order, according to the Taipei Times. Taiwan’s High Speed Rail suspended service as Super Typhoon Bavi tracked toward the region, and authorities carried out evacuations and deployed military personnel to assist in vulnerable areas, the paper reported.
The Central Weather Administration issued sea and land warnings for Bavi as the storm intensified on its approach. By July 11, the typhoon had already forced flight cancellations across the region and prompted Japan to brace for impact before the system continued toward Taiwan and mainland China.
What Travelers Need to Know: 32 Confirmed Cancellations
Airlines have confirmed dozens of cancellations tied directly to Bavi. Thai Airways cancelled six flights, according to The Nation Thailand. Singapore Airlines and its budget arm, Scoot, confirmed 26 cancellations: eight Singapore-Shanghai flights and 18 more on routes to Tokyo, Sapporo, Seoul and Taipei, The Star Malaysia reported.
That brings the confirmed airline cancellation count tied to Bavi to at least 32 flights across the three carriers. Passengers booked on any of these routes in the coming days should check directly with their airline, since schedules tied to an active typhoon can change with little notice.
A Storm Bearing Down on Wenzhou
Bavi’s track has carried it past Japan and toward the East China coast, with forecasters projecting a landfall window near Wenzhou spanning July 11 and 12. That window has now arrived: as of this article’s publication, landfall is expected around this time, though confirmation of an actual landfall report was not available in the source material used for this piece.
The Star Malaysia, citing regional coverage, described Bavi as “one of the strongest typhoons to affect China in years” — a characterization attributed to the outlet’s reporting rather than an independent meteorological confirmation.
The scale of the shutdown elsewhere — encompassing the island’s rail backbone and its school and office calendar — reflects how seriously Taiwan’s authorities treated Bavi’s approach, even in areas ultimately spared from the day-off order.
What We Don’t Know Yet
The source reporting used for this article does not confirm whether Bavi has made landfall near Wenzhou, what conditions look like on the ground in China, or whether additional flight cancellations have been announced since July 11. Readers should treat any landfall timing as a forecast window rather than a confirmed event until officials or wire services report otherwise.
What to Watch
Travelers with itineraries touching Taiwan, Japan, Shanghai, Tokyo, Sapporo, Seoul or Taipei in the days ahead should watch three things: any updated warning status from Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration, resumption notices from Taiwan’s High Speed Rail operator, and individual advisories from Thai Airways, Singapore Airlines and Scoot, since airline-specific cancellation lists are the most reliable real-time source for affected routes.
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